Federal Office of Transport

E376592

government agency national transport authority

The Federal Office of Transport is Switzerland’s national authority responsible for regulating and supervising the country’s railways and other public transport systems.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Swiss Federal Office of Transport	6
Federal Office of Transport canonical	5
Federal Office of Transport (Switzerland)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3651073 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Office of Transport
Context triple: [Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, oversees, Federal Office of Transport]

A. Federal Ministry of Transportation
The Federal Ministry of Transportation is a Nigerian government ministry responsible for formulating and implementing national policies and programs for the country’s transportation systems, including road, rail, maritime, and other transit infrastructure.
B. Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure is a German federal government department responsible for national transport policy, infrastructure development, and digital connectivity.
C. Transportation Bureau
The Transportation Bureau is a specialized division of the New York City Police Department responsible for traffic management, highway and bridge patrol, and enforcement of transportation-related laws throughout the city.
D. United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal executive department responsible for national transportation policy, safety regulation, and infrastructure across modes such as highways, aviation, rail, and transit.
E. Directorate for Transport
The Directorate for Transport is a division of the Scottish Government responsible for developing and implementing national transport policy and overseeing Scotland’s transport infrastructure and services.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Office of Transport
Target entity description: The Federal Office of Transport is Switzerland’s national authority responsible for regulating and supervising the country’s railways and other public transport systems.

A. Federal Ministry of Transportation
The Federal Ministry of Transportation is a Nigerian government ministry responsible for formulating and implementing national policies and programs for the country’s transportation systems, including road, rail, maritime, and other transit infrastructure.
B. Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure is a German federal government department responsible for national transport policy, infrastructure development, and digital connectivity.
C. Transportation Bureau
The Transportation Bureau is a specialized division of the New York City Police Department responsible for traffic management, highway and bridge patrol, and enforcement of transportation-related laws throughout the city.
D. United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal executive department responsible for national transportation policy, safety regulation, and infrastructure across modes such as highways, aviation, rail, and transit.
E. Directorate for Transport
The Directorate for Transport is a division of the Scottish Government responsible for developing and implementing national transport policy and overseeing Scotland’s transport infrastructure and services.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ national transport authority ⓘ
abbreviation	BAV ⓘ FOT ⓘ OFT ⓘ
cooperatesWith	European railway agencies ⓘ Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ cantonal transport authorities in Switzerland ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.bav.admin.ch ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Switzerland ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Bern ⓘ
jurisdiction	Swiss Confederation ⓘ linked to: Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
languageOfWorkOrName	French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ
mandate	ensure safe, reliable and efficient rail and public transport in Switzerland ⓘ
oversees	freight rail services in Switzerland ⓘ long‑distance rail passenger services in Switzerland ⓘ regional rail passenger services in Switzerland ⓘ urban public transport systems in Switzerland ⓘ
parentOrganization	Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications ⓘ
partOf	Swiss federal administration ⓘ linked to: federal office of the Swiss Confederation
regulates	cableways in Switzerland ⓘ public transport in Switzerland ⓘ rail transport in Switzerland ⓘ shipping on Swiss inland waters ⓘ
regulatoryArea	cableway and ski lift operations ⓘ inland navigation safety ⓘ public transport concessions ⓘ railway infrastructure financing ⓘ railway safety ⓘ
responsibleFor	allocation of rail infrastructure capacity in Switzerland ⓘ approval of cableway installations in Switzerland ⓘ approval of concessionary public transport services in Switzerland ⓘ approval of railway infrastructure projects in Switzerland ⓘ implementation of Swiss transport policy in rail and public transport ⓘ implementation of international rail agreements in Switzerland ⓘ licensing of public transport operators in Switzerland ⓘ licensing of railway undertakings in Switzerland ⓘ safety of cableways in Switzerland ⓘ safety of inland navigation in Switzerland ⓘ safety of public transport in Switzerland ⓘ safety of rail transport in Switzerland ⓘ supervision of rail infrastructure managers in Switzerland ⓘ
sector	transport ⓘ
supervises	Swiss public transport infrastructure ⓘ Swiss railway undertakings ⓘ

How these facts were elicited